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School committee backs FY26 budget posture; committee and town officials outline gap‑closing steps
Summary
The Andover School Committee reviewed the recommended FY26 budget and recommended the primary budget and multiple warrant articles; administrators outlined a $1.87 million gap and described revolving funds, retirements and a proposed one‑time town appropriation to cover special education tuition increases.
The Andover School Committee reviewed the superintendent’s recommended FY2026 budget and related town warrant articles on Feb. 27, and the committee voted to recommend the primary budget warrant and several capital and housekeeping articles.
Town and school finance staff presented the recommended FY26 budget framework and explained a remaining budget gap the district must close. The district’s preliminary FY26 total budget presented to the committee was $107,504,760 after the committee earlier endorsed maintaining a 3.75% increase for the district. Administration said the remaining deficit to close was approximately $1,869,503 as of the Feb. 27 presentation.
Key drivers and accounting actions discussed: - Health insurance: projected increase of about 10% (an estimated $2.7 million), cited as the largest single budgetary pressure. - Special education tuition and placements: residential and private day placements are…
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